ABS Global releases Bolton sons29HO14062 GILLESPY and 29HO13991 RUBLE are leading the excitement at ABS Global with the release of the April USDA sire evaluations.

29HO14062 De-Su GILLESPY-ET*BY provides an elite combination of high production and superb type. His daughters are standouts in udder attachments (+2.39 UDC) with excellent mobility (+2.31 FLC). 29HO13991 Kings-Ransom B RUBLE*TY, a Bolton x Boliver son, combines their classic traits to continue an ABS legacy of success and production.

—From ABS Global news release

G-Star, FutureStar additions at AltaFor Alta, the April 2012 sire summary was highlighted by new G-Star and FutureStar additions. Three brand-new bulls, 11HO11106 AltaCASCADE (2388 GTPI), 11HO11129 AltaBANFF (2369 GTPI) and 11HO11115 AltaLEO (2357 GTPI), take the top three places on the G-Star roster. Seven of the top ten FutureStars are new to the list.

Alta’s number one new release this April is 11HO10346 AltaJENKINS (2078 TPI). Since his release in December, 11HO10232 AltaGENESEE (1896 TPI) has added over 40 daughters to his type proof and increased his initial values.

New release 11HO10256 AltaDANIEL (1894 TPI) sires profit-pleasing +3.9PL, +0.5 DPR, +672 pounds Milk and +2.57 FLC. Since December, 11HO10153 AltaAMAZING (1698 TPI) has secured the number one position on the U.S. PTAT list.

—From Alta Genetics news release

New crop of sires bountiful at CRVThe April 2012 sire evaluations proved most bountiful for CRV with the addition of 11 InSire genomically selected bulls.

HERBST offers balanced conformation traits, good FLC and UDC. With extreme component percentages, TOM is the perfect bull for producers who sell to a cheese market. NICODEMUS ranks over +1.50 for PTAT, UDC and FLC.

1HO10458 DAY made his entrance at +$787 LNM and +2457 TPI. 1HO10455 KRISTOFF is an elite genetic option (+$774 LNM) for heifer pens. 1HO10288 JAKE %-I represents the second generation of genomics, besting his sire by $51 at +$771 LNM.

1HO10406 MEL %-I debuts with +2.27 PTAT, +2.02 UDC and +2.11 FLC. 1HO10436 SOLSTICE (+2.29 UDC. +7.6 longevity) is the last of the eight new sires over +$700 LNM.

—From Genex news release

IPS launches Rockwell at +2068 TPIThe April 2012 sire summaries resulted in new genetic trendsetters for International Protein Sires. With an impressive +2068 TPI and +1920 milk proof, 6HO1126 Rockwell is the only progeny-tested bull over +2.00 for type with milking daughters that exceeds 150 pounds combined fat and protein.

6HO1046 Bevan (+1884 GTPI) is the only bull in the breed with +300 milk, +0.15 percent Fat, +4.4PL and +1.20 Type. With a prestigious SCR score (+4.7), 99HO6145 Barry ranks number one among proven bulls having milking daughters with a type proof.

A leader of IPS’s genomic rated young sires is 183HO2131 Shame (+G2356) followed by 6HO1163 Lights Out (+2,305 GTPI). From the exciting Red spectrum, 54HO552 Barbwire-Red (+3.01 Type) sired a four-month-old red calf that sold for $9,400 in the recent Siemer’s Holstein Sale.

—From IPS Sires news release

NGG bulls continue to lead the packWith release of April’s genetic evaluations, bulls from New Generation Genetics ranked at or near the top for milk, components, type, UDC, DPR, PL, NM$ and PPR.

SDB sire proofs improve this AprilExcitement is in the air after a great proof run. Many of our original bulls added many daughters and are well over 90 percent Reliable, and they all went up in milk. Bulls like 506H102 Reliance, 506H110 Donald, 506H116 Big Daddy are as good as any other bull in the breed with Reliability of 92 percent.

More than half of our proven bulls are 7 percent or smaller in calving ease. 506H223 Suntan is officially a proven bull with 2013 GTPI and 97 pounds Fat and Protein. New genomic bulls 506H251 Glass and 506H246 TJ were also added. 506H247 Froggy and 506H250 Castaway, our high LNM$ bulls, are still up there with super health traits and high GTPI.

In the Jerseys, 506J171 Bellringer added a lot of daughters and went up in milk. 506J298 Fanatic and 506J299 Durango stayed up there with a JPI of 184 and 196.

Semex launches Robot Ready siresSemex is pleased to announce the launch of Robot Ready sires. To accomplish this goal, Semex’s senior geneticists have created an index that identifies code 200 bulls that will sire daughters possessing traits that are profitable in automated environments.

Core values highlighted at SersiaIf you could sum up the April proofs for Sersia, it would show that production, calving ease and diversity are in abundance.

Out of the 40 or so bulls making our U.S.-proven lineup, the average calving ease is approximately 6.5. With sires like Titanic, Mr Ships, Ramos, Laudan and Teamster, customers can feel relieved that they can breed their cows with something other than the mainstream. Creol Toy (1,000 pounds Milk, 90 CFP, positive for DPR, 7 percent CE) is our proven TPI leader. Amazon PJP has a low inbreeding co-efficient of 5.2 percent.

After the death of Jocko Besne last month, Stol Joc has become the leading reference for his father’s genes with a combination of excellent production traits and superb type.